John E said (June 2, 2017):

Best advice I can give you about foods is “Moderation and balance” Eat a LITTLE of this and that.

Best advice about life, read a book and take a walk with your family, get some sun and exercise, It is the little things that bring the most happiness.
God bless and take care,

LD said (June 2, 2017):

Be aware you have tapped into one of the three big ecological religions of the cosmos, the other two reproduction and recreation. Can't wait to see how you write about those!

These, too, can be healthy manifestations of the human race when they are regarded less exotic and more in keeping with the family first, community second and so forth.

I'm a separatist and keep my "vitals" out of the mix where food, sex and recreation are all done in the same location away from home and without regard to what is eaten, whom is, well, you know, and what is going down on stage.

My favorite recipe is Autumn Fish stew (recipe online) but not only because of the marvelous flavors this food produced. It was the company I kept when I made it. THAT was good family eating!

Tudor said (June 2, 2017):

As I'm getting older, soon 50, I like simple food and despise a complicated dish.

I follow my instincts, tastes are the body's needs, and not the nutritional and medical advices. That's why sometime we like/need more salt or less in our meal. By the way, salt is an essential mineral for our health, the body processes as much as he needs only.

I rarely enjoy a restaurant meal, despite the fact the food prepared in bigger pot taste much better, of course if it's cooked properly with natural ingredients. When eating I prefer intimacy with family and people I like.

I eat only seasonal local food - the tomatoes in winter are awful, greenhouse vegetables the same - because only then they match together. That's why the lamb and sorrel goes so well together in soup only in the spring (North Hemisphere).

The best meat is of course from the natural grown animals. Unfortunately some people don't know what is the real taste of meat or fat.

I started to make my own wine, not a big deal, the process is natural, the secret is only in grapes. I'm not talking about fancy name varieties but fresh, ripe, not chemical treated grapes. Since then I cannot drink bottled wine anymore. I wonder if it is fully made from grapes.

I'm looking to make my own beer, not from kit, also a drink from a natural process, actually gruits, beer without hops. Hops is known to be a strong tranquiliser and, more important, a very strong oestrogen, female hormone, stimulator. That's why the need for the beer purity law?

I avoid distillate drinks, that's not a natural process. Probably our body is not prepared for that.

Food (vegetables, seeds, meat) and wine cannot have the same taste year after year even are coming from the same region. Starbucks coffee has the same taste all over the world. Without treatments and artificial flavours it's impossible. I came close to the real taste of coffee when I started to roast small quantities of green coffee and grind only as much as I need. What a difference!

The cigarettes in these days, in most parts of the world, are simply awful. No wonder the number of smokers, beside persecutions, is decreasing. For instance, regular Cuban and Turkish cigarettes are far better. Of course any smoke is not good for our lungs but depends on quantity. One becomes a heavy smokers because his sorrow life, his sufferings makes him ill. The same with heavy drinking.

The key, I think, is going back to natural.

Tony B said (June 2, 2017):

I know I can buy meat, the origin of which I am not sure. But what I AM sure of is that the government has given the packers the okay to inject it with water. Yes, water. Lots of it. I can't fry meat anymore, which is the way I love it. Any such attempt ends with boiled meat that is now half the size it was before losing all that water. What really galls me is being forced by a criminal government and the GREEDIEST DAMNED HUMAN BEINGS WHO EVER LIVED to pay meat prices, which are sky high anyway, for water as half my meat budget. I had a local packer prepare a pig for me. Mostly I got sausage. This sausage does not fry. Once all the water is boiled out there is no fat! Whoever heard of sausage without fat? And what does one do to pork to extract the fat and replace it with water? And where are they selling the fat, for what sort of use?
For these reasons and more I now eat more top notch supplements than food. Even though some are a bit higher than Walmart Chinese weeds (poison?) they are tons cheaper than man's worst ripoff, so-called "insurance," and beat doctor and hospital bills by millions. If I'm lucky, the supplements will be able to keep up with the poisons that come under the label of "food." I doubt if it will gain me any longevity but I'll be happy if I'm not sickly for the days I do have left.

Anybody know of a decent beer that has no GMOed grain in it? Or good red wine made with grapes not soaked in some nasty killer?

BB said (June 2, 2017):

You and I must really think alike! I thought I had come up with the concept of being a practicing “foodist” but you took it to the next level. I have a close dining friend named Judy so I called our little clique “Judith’s Prudent Foodists.” Also her son Luke and his wife Cate Shanahan, actually wrote a book called ‘Deep Nutrition’ and they helped the L.A. Lakers with their nutrition program! No wonder we are all so obsessed with food.
And continuing the Buddhist theme, when I used to post on the Gather site I actually invented a religion called “Casselliterian” or the “Cassellic” religion — based on Mama Cass Elliott since she made a great "earth mother" figure. This one really fits well with the food theme too. And remember some of the later songs she used to sing, like “New World Coming”? Makes sense to me!
So the next time a form asks you which religion you embrace you could just say “Cassellic”, then explain and see what the reaction is! Thanks for all your inspiration and insights, and have a swoonful June!!

JJ said (June 2, 2017):

The great thing about the food religion is that it allows people to be prejudiced, discriminating, opinionated and whatever else they feel like being without reprisal. A meat eater can thumb his nose at a vegan without worrying about losing his job or standing in the community, for example.

JJ said (June 1, 2017):

The great thing about the food religion is that it allows people to be prejudiced, discriminating, opinionated and whatever else they feel like being without reprisal. A meat eater can thumb his nose at a vegan without worrying about losing his job or standing in the community, for example.

Diego said (June 1, 2017):

On the topic of nutrition, I am working in a psychiatric hospital with a large number of admissions. As a sort of personal crusade, I have been testing people's blood level of Vitamin B-12. And I have found a very significant percentage of low levels, even people as young as 18. The reason for the low levels vary.

The lab tells me that a level of 200 is adequate, but that is misleading. Most people have 550-900, and that is what I consider normal.

I am not the only one who has pointed this out, but too many doctors ignore this unless the patient has anemia.
When somebody has a low level they need to examine their dietary habits, or take B-12 pills or injections. It is a vital vitamin.

TW said (June 1, 2017):

"My joy is to listen to my appetite, and then to satisfy it. Appetite is the body's way of telling you what you need."
If I heeded my appetite, I'd probably weigh 250 lbs and sit and eat nothing but chips and dip all day.

G said (June 1, 2017):

Henry, another brilliant statement of yours:

"My joy is to listen to my appetite, and then to satisfy it. Appetite is the body's way of telling you what you need."

I could use this, Henry; it's so much saner than menu-planning, whims, exaggerated nutrition concerns, four major food groups. We just gotta listen!! I am going to test out your theory. Thank you!! And please pass the salt.

Art said (June 1, 2017):

Great stuff old man. Will reblog, but to my hardjsmcafe.wordpress.com blog.

I'm basically a vegan, who could not say no to cheese, yoghourt, & ice cream.

I came back today with a great Munich rye, coconut fat, & an avocado pear. Which I enjoyed with fermented apple cider vinegar, & a good coffee sweetened with dates.

I sincerely believe that the eating of flesh 'foods', satisfies your lust & not just your hunger.

Andrew said (June 1, 2017):

Yes, food is very important, and...

"man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live".

Deuteronomy 8:3
The Old Testament
The Bible